Clinical Trial News & Information
Placebo: All in your head?
While it may be hard to believe, many people claim to be cured or experience marked improvement when receiving a treatment that is actually an inactive substance! It seems that the effect of hoping, wishing, believing that a treatment will help, causes people to report that they are better. Treatments that don’t really provide any
Clinical Trial Process: How Treatments are Tested and Approved
On average, the clinical trial process takes 12 years from the time a new treatment goes from lab testing to your medicine cabinet. via GIPHY Only five out of 5,000 medical treatments that enter preclinical tests make it to human tests; of those 5 clinically-tested drugs, only 1 is approved. That means each new potential
Clinical Trials Could Be Your New Health Plan
[by: Brandy Haslam, MBA] “He who enjoys good health is rich, though he knows it not.” With the repeal of Obamacare and many American’s choosing to go without health insurance this year, those in the clinical research industry are promoting clinical trial participation as a care option. What do I mean by care option? Think
Top 10 Reasons to Participate in a Research Study
Participating in a research study can be overwhelming and intimidating. Here are our Top 10 Reasons to Participate in a research study and how YOU can make a difference. 10. You may be compensated for your study participation Many studies offer monetary compensation to study volunteers in return for time and travel during their participation. Pay
Understanding How Clinical Trials Work
Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether or not a new device, medication or medical strategy is safe and effective. In several ways, your experience as a research participant may be similar to your regular visits at your physician’s office. Clinical trials, however, can involve more tests, additional treatments, and extensive care that you
Things to know before enrolling
Clinical trial results drive medical advancements and can make an incredible difference in the care of future patients. Through testing, scientists and medical doctors assess the benefits and risks of possible new treatment options. The information collected in studies provides the foundation for further development of medical procedures, devices, and drugs that will help our
